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31
The party’s in full swing.
Your guests, glasses in hand,
are crowding around the buffet.
Question
Did you know that Schneider Electric contributed
to the quality of the beverages you’re serving?
11Explanation
The fruit juices that your many guests are enjoying have come
off a bottling line. The bottles have all followed the same path:
they’ve been filled, capped, labeled, packed, and palletized.
Between each of these operations, they’ve traveled on conveyor
belts. At every step in the process, Schneider products have
controlled the machines, regulated flows, and monitored
packaging quality.
22Demonstration
■Telemecanique Osiris sensors receive a wide range of data on the production line: speed, bottle
count, filling levels, colors, potential defects, and more.
■These data are sent to a Modicon/Telemecanique Premium programmable logic controller, the
“brains” of the entire operation. The PLC analyzes the information and issues orders to the
machines via a fieldbus network, for example. A Telemecanique Magelis programming terminal
tells the PLC which tasks need to be carried out and how they should be coordinated.
■Pump control, machine start-up, and conveyor belt speed regulation are handled by
Telemecanique Altivar 18 speed drives.
33Benefits for the manufacturer
■Automation of the entire production line.
■Complete, fully automated synchronization of machinery: no more bottlenecks, no more
breakage, and substantially less noise.
■Optimized production rates--which means a more profitable facility.
44 Benefit for you
Your drinks are perfect and your party’s a big success.
The industrial production market
No bottlenecks in the bottling plant